Originally Posted by Rusty

You're good on temps. The plate is open about 10% when cold. As mention. So it doesn't shock the system with a rush of cold and hot oil when the plate starts to open. I have a 34 row Z1 cooler. My temps are about 180 on a 75deg day cruising at 60 mph. On the Dragon this year. The temps were about mid 70's. I got my temps up over 200 deg. When I track, I see temps around 230~240. In the winter time. I put a couple of pieces of duct tape across the cooler.